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Study online with Griffith University through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

Examine crime and its causes, society’s response and related social issues. Qualify for a career in the demanding criminal justice system in policing, corrections, security, regulatory law enforcement, crime prevention and customs

Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Develop the analytical and critical thinking, writing, research and project management skills in demand by a variety of industries. Majors include criminal justice, journalism, sociology, history, screen culture, creative writing and public relations.

Bachelor of Arts

Unlock careers in government and justice with this double degree. Explore how criminals commit crime and are caught. Develop your understanding of policy creation and application. Strive towards crime prevention and make your world a safer place.

Bachelor of Government and International Relations/Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Gain an overview of the theory, research methodology, and the workings of the criminal justice system. Study crime analysis, mapping, intelligence, forensic mental health, prevention, and law and behaviour to work in criminal justice fields.

Graduate Certificate in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Deepen your knowledge of the justice system and gain insight into key policy debates and contemporary research methods. Graduates find roles in criminal justice related fields such as crime prevention, community health and local government.

Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Punishment, Justice and Reform

Introduction to Policing

Making Sense of Criminal Justice

Fraud and Cybercrime

Youth Justice

Homicide

Developing Professionally

Introduction to Corrections

Forensic Science & Criminal Justice

A History of Crime and Punishment

Examine crime and the ways it’s defined and explained in contemporary society. Study the relationship between crime and class, youth and crime (and the response), gender and crime, and the over-representation of Indigenous people.

Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice

Examine how psychologists use psychological theory and research within the criminal justice setting. Focus on psychological assessments in court, criminal behaviour and responsibility, predicting dangerousness, juries and eyewitness testimony.

Introduction to Forensic Psychology

Study the ideas and institutions that contribute to law and its production. Examine the relationship between rules, morality, justice and politics. Consider the rule of law, role of judges, human and indigenous rights, democracy and government power. 

Law, Government and Justice

Delve into the laws and processes which govern crime investigation, trials and punishment. Consider the principles of responsibility and the functions of criminal law. Examine investigations, suspects' rights, and the importance of admissible evidence.

Police, Courts and Criminal Law

Focus on the key elements of a crime event through the lens of offenders and victims of violence. Learn how serious violent offences are detected and investigated, then consider how these offences are processed in the courts, via trials and sentencing.

Explore the theories of punishment and the intended and unintended social and psychological consequences of imprisonment. Contrast the individual experience with reference to social relations, gender, race-ethnicity, age and mental health.

Seek to explain the profound differences between genders in crime rates, patterns, victimisation, and criminal justice system experiences and responses. Then consider intersections between gender, Indigeneity, class and sexual orientation.

Gender, Crime and Justice

Commencing with its historical development, including the impact of the English tradition, you’ll analyse a variety of organisational issues and strategies. Understand candidate recruitment and selection practices and the role of private police.

Examine strategies for changing criminal behaviour within the correctional system by drawing on psychological principles and research. Review programs and articulate the rehabilitation ideal in terms of ethical, theoretical and practical concerns.

Rehabilitating Offenders

Study the origins and development of the correctional system in terms of custodial and non-custodial sanctions. Along with privatisation and deaths in custody, you’ll examine special populations such as women, juveniles and Indigenous offenders. 

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